The former Pride FC and Strikeforce champion got the best of Belfort in their initial meeting at Pride FC 32 in 2006 in the form of a unanimous decision. In his mot recent contest, Henderson walked away with a first round knockout over Tim Boetsch in June. This victory, snapped the former Olympian’s two fight losing streak. He will enter this contest with a UFC record of 8-7 with 17 career stoppages, with 15 coming by way of knockout.

Belfort (24-11) would get revenge against Henderson with a violent first round headkick knockout in their second meeting at UFC Fight Night 32 in 2013, cementing himself as the number one contender at 185-pound. However, Belfort would go on to suffer a first round TKO loss to reigning champion Chris Weidman in their title fight at UFC 187 in May. This marked his first setback as a middleweight since his first round knockout loss to Anderson Silva in 2011.

UFC Fight Night 78 is currently set to take place on Nov. 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. No other fights have been announced yet.

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José began his career as a mixed martial arts journalist while still enrolled at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University. Since graduating in May 2013, he has attended dozens of high profile UFC fight cards as a credentialed member of the media, providing live cage side coverage through his articles and videos. His work has appeared on UFC.com, ArizonaSports.com and AZCentral. He is also currently one of the main contributors on Power MMA Show at Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, one of the first all MMA radio shows on a major radio station.